Communication Science at Radboud University is looking for two experienced Assistant Professors (0.8 - 1.0 FTE each) to further strengthen its educational programme and its highly reputed research. Your educational responsibilities will be to coordinate and teach courses at the Bachelor's and Master's levels, as well as contribute to the development of teaching, with a focus on persuasive communication (e.g. marketing and advertising) and digital technology (e.g. big data, AI, computational methods, algorithmic persuasion, chatbots). You will also supervise Bachelor's and/or Master's theses. As a wide range of methodological approaches can be used in theses, methodological flexibility is desired. You will be given the opportunity to teach in the fields of your research expertise.

A research agenda at the intersection of persuasive communication and digital technology is preferred. Your research should be of high quality and should align with the Behavioural Science Institute's Communication and Media research programme, in which we study the psychological mechanisms underlying uses of media, processes and effects, while taking into account the socio-cultural mechanisms of the media landscape. In positive communication research we investigate the potential of mediated communication for improving human well-being. A key role is played by techniques and tools from the area of Artificial Intelligence: innovative methods such as machine learning and knowledge representation are used to develop intelligent media interventions that make people happy, healthy and well-informed.

You will be expected to:

• • Contribute to the development of teaching, and to carry out and coordinate excellent and innovative teaching in Dutch (50%).
  • Be an inspiring, motivating and conscientious supervisor of internships as well as of BA and MA theses.
  • Perform and publish top-quality research (50%).
  • Apply for external funding by submitting research proposals.
  • Collaborate with researchers from the Communication and Media research group and the other research groups of the Behavioural Science Institute (BSI) and with external scholars.
  • Be an inspiring member of our staff with excellent communication skills.
  • Develop a network of national and international partners.

• A PhD degree in Communication Science, or an associated social science field.
• An inspiring teacher with expertise in teaching at an academic level in Dutch.
• A university teaching qualification (BKO) or the willingness to acquire such a certificate within two years (with a priority for the module on coaching).
• A track record in scientific research, as evidenced by publications in international academic journals.
• Research practices that increase transparency in social science (e.g. pre-registration, data sharing), or the willingness to adopt such an approach.
• A team player with good social, communication and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of, and familiarity with, diverse and advanced research methods and techniques.
• Willingness to regularly apply for external grant-based funding. Evidence of earlier successful grant application would be a plus.
• An excellent command of written and spoken English (C1 level).
• An excellent command of written and spoken Dutch.

Fixed-term contract: 2 years, permanent upon positive evaluation after 2 years.

• Employment: 32 - 40 hours per week.
• A maximum gross monthly salary of € 4,978 or € 5,656 based on a 38-hour working week (salary scale 11 or 12).
• The exact salary (in scale 11 or 12) depends on your qualifications and relevant work experience.
• In addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• Duration of the contract: 2 years, with the possibility of extension to a permanent position upon positive evaluation after 2 years.
• The intended start date is 1 January 2020.
• You will be able to make use of our Dual Career Service: our Dual Career Officer will assist with family-related support, such as child care, and help your partner prepare for the local labour market and with finding an occupation.
• Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions?

We want to get the best out of science, others and ourselves. Why? Because this is what the world around us desperately needs. Leading research and education make an indispensable contribution to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all. This is what unites the more than 22,000 students and 5,000 employees at Radboud University. And this requires even more talent and collaboration. You have a part to play!

Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

The teaching component of this position will be embedded in the School of Communication Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences. The research component of this position will align with BSI's Communication and Media research programme.

The School of Communication Science currently has about 400 students. The study programmes focus on questions concerning the production, content, uses, and effects of mediated communication, with an emphasis on positive and innovative communication. We also support the personal-professional development of each student through courses in the Bachelor's and Master's programmes. Autonomy-supportive teaching is the basic teaching principle, and the school encourages staff members to use innovative teaching and assessment methods. Both the Bachelor's and Master's programmes are primarily taught in Dutch.

The Behavioural Science Institute is a multidisciplinary behavioural research institute. Our researchers collaborate across the boundaries of psychology, educational science, and communication science. BSI has seven research programmes covering three major research themes: 1) development and learning, 2) psychopathology, health and well-being, and 3) social processes and communication. BSI conducts fundamental research as well as applied/translational research. BSI has state-of-the-art research facilities for observational studies, experiments, eye-tracking studies, EEG and other physiological measures, and behavioural measurements in real and 3D virtual environments.